diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 43088a9..c4a62e8 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2013. JoshuaTree. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2009-2014. JoshuaTree. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 
 ########################################################################
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ########################################################################
 
 # Use this Fortress Core version:
-version=1.0-RC33
+version=1.0-RC34
 
 # Enable local.mode property if your machine does not have connection to Internet and runtime dependencies have already downloaded to FORTRESS_HOME/lib folder on this machine:
 #local.mode=true
diff --git a/ivy.xml b/ivy.xml
index 2d2f1ba..40a78c1 100755
--- a/ivy.xml
+++ b/ivy.xml
@@ -47,15 +47,17 @@
         <dependency org="net.sf.opencsv" name="opencsv" rev="2.3" conf="default->master" />
 
         <!-- Fortress core source is NOT dependent on Sentry, EnMasse or Commander artifacts rather they're required for its QUICKSTART demo apps: -->
-        <dependency org="us.joshuatreesoftware" name="sentry" rev="1.0-RC32"  conf="default->master">
+<!--
+        <dependency org="us.joshuatreesoftware" name="sentry" rev="1.0-RC34"  conf="default->master">
             <artifact name="sentry" type="jar"/>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency org="us.joshuatreesoftware" name="enmasse" rev="1.0-RC32"  conf="default->master">
+        <dependency org="us.joshuatreesoftware" name="enmasse" rev="1.0-RC34"  conf="default->master">
             <artifact name="enmasse" type="jar"/>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency org="us.joshuatreesoftware" name="commander" rev="1.0-RC32"  conf="default->master">
+        <dependency org="us.joshuatreesoftware" name="commander" rev="1.0-RC34"  conf="default->master">
             <artifact name="commander" type="jar"/>
         </dependency>
+-->
 
     </dependencies>
 </ivy-module>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba07144..76614ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <artifactId>fortress</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Fortress Core</name>
-    <version>1.0-RC33</version>
+    <version>1.0-RC34</version>
     <description>Fortress is a standards-based Identity and Access Management SDK.</description>
     <url>http://jts.us</url>
 
@@ -43,11 +43,19 @@
     </issueManagement>
 
     <developers>
+
         <developer>
             <id>smckinney</id>
             <name>Shawn McKinney</name>
             <email>shawn.mckinney@jts.us</email>
         </developer>
+
+        <developer>
+            <id>elecharny</id>
+            <name>Emmanuel Lecharny</name>
+            <email>elecharny@apache.org</email>
+        </developer>
+
     </developers>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -93,7 +101,6 @@
             <version>2.3.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
-
         <!-- Logging dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>